Lisa Eilbacher

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Lisa Eilbacher
Born (1956-05-05) May 5, 1956 (age 68)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1969–1995
Known for An Officer and a Gentleman
Beverly Hills Cop
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
Spider-Man
10 to Midnight
Midnight Caller
SpouseBradford May (1988– ) [1]

Lisa Marie Eilbacher (born May 5, 1956) [2] is a retired American actress. She is best known for her role as Jeanette Summers in the Beverly Hills Cop film in 1984.

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She is married to director and photographer Bradford May since 1988. [3]

Early life

Lisa Marie Eilbacher was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of an American oil company executive. [4] She was raised in France.

Her two siblings are also actors: sister Cindy Eilbacher and brother Bobby Eilbacher. [ citation needed ]

Career

Child actress and tv roles

Eilbacher started acting as a child, appearing on such shows as My Three Sons and Gunsmoke . She later made a transition into adult roles on such shows as The Amazing Spider-Man .

Eilbacher starred as Callie Shaw in The Hardy Boys Mysteries in 1977. The same year she appeared in the episode "The Innocent" of the short-lived Logan's Run TV series. She also guest starred on the TV series Man from Atlantis in an episode where she played Shakespeare's Juliet. She also appeared in the 1974 television movie Bad Ronald.

Subsequent roles and films

In 1981, she starred in the television film This House Possessed with Parker Stevenson, with whom she worked on The Hardy Boys Mysteries.

That year she acted in Lee Philips's film On the Right Track starring television star Gary Coleman. Some reviews concluded that it was sappy and capitalizing on Coleman's TV following, many found the film charming, well written, and well acted. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times, felt she stood out by saying it "is Coleman's picture, but its unexpected pleasure is Eilbacher". [11]

Eilbacher is best known for her roles in two 1980s films: An Officer and a Gentleman and Beverly Hills Cop . In An Officer and a Gentleman, she played Naval Aviation Officer Candidate Casey Seeger, a popular and charming woman who nearly flunked out of the program due to her inability to complete the obstacle course; however, she persevered and graduated. An amateur bodybuilder in real life, Eilbacher said the hardest aspect of this role was "pretending" to be out of shape. [12] In Beverly Hills Cop , she played Jenny Summers, a childhood friend of Eddie Murphy's character who reunited with him to solve the murder of a mutual friend. [13] [14]

Eilbacher was also featured in the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War , playing Madeleine Henry. [15]

In 1985, she co-starred with Holland Taylor in the ABC detective series Me and Mom .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 The War Between Men and Women Caroline Kozlenko
1977 Run for the Roses Carol
1981 On the Right Track Jill Klein
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman Casey Seeger
1983 10 to Midnight Laurie Kessler
1984 Beverly Hills Cop Jeannette 'Jenny' Summers
1988Deadly IntentLaura KeatonVideo
1988 Never Say Die Melissa Jones
1989 Leviathan Bridget Bowman
1991The Last SamuraiSusan
1992 Live Wire Terry O'Neill

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 My Three Sons BunnyEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"
1971 Alias Smith and Jones Bridget JordanEpisode: "The Posse That Wouldn't Quit"
1972 Bonanza EloiseEpisode: "First Love"
1973 The Waltons Lois-MayEpisode: "The Fire"
1973 The Brady Bunch VickiEpisode: "The Subject Was Noses"
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Jeannie HoldenEpisode: "The Pool House"
1973 Gunsmoke MelodyEpisode: "Kimbro"
1974 The Texas Wheelers SallyEpisode: "Wailin' Wheeler Is Dead"
1974 Apple's Way GloriaEpisode: "The First Love"
1974 Bad Ronald Ellen WoodTV film
1974 Shazam! Cathy MooreEpisode: "The Doom Buggy"
1975 Movin' On CathyEpisode: "Landslide"
1975 Gunsmoke LaileeEpisode: "The Sharecroppers"
1975 Caribe CindeeEpisode: "The Patriots"
1976PanacheLisaTV film
1976 The Streets of San Francisco Gail DobbsEpisode: "Dead or Alive"
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Callie ShawRecurring role (7 episodes)
1977 The Amazing Spider-Man Judy TylerEpisode: "Pilot"
1977 Logan's Run LisaEpisode: "The Innocent"
1977 Man from Atlantis JulietEpisode: "The Naked Montague"
1978 Hawaii Five-O Elaine SebastianEpisode: "Tall on the Wave"
1978 Wheels Jody HortonTV miniseries
1979The Ordeal of Patty Hearst Patty Hearst TV film
1979Love for RentLynn MartinTV film
1980To Race the WindKitTV film
1981 This House Possessed Sheila MooreTV film
1982 Simon & Simon Stacey Wheeler / Maggie & Sharon DameronEpisodes: "Earth to Stacey", "Sometimes Dreams Come True"
1983 The Winds of War Madeline HenryTV miniseries
1983 55th Academy Awards Self - Presenter
1983 Ryan's Four Dr. Ingrid SorensonEpisode; "Ryan's Four"
1983 Battle of the Network Stars XIVSelf - ABC Team
1985 Me and Mom Kate MorganMain role (6 episodes)
1986 The Twilight Zone Andie FieldsEpisode: "Nightsong"
1986 Monte Carlo Maggie EganTV film
1987Deadly DeceptionAnneTV film
1989Manhunt: Search for the Night StalkerAnne ClarkTV film
1990Joshua's HeartKitTV film
1990–1991 Midnight Caller Nicky MolloyRegular role (19 episodes)
1992Blind Man's BluffCarolynTV film
1992Deadly MatrimonyNina SloaneTV film
1995The Return of HunterSally VogelTV film
1995DazzleFernanda KulkullenTV film
1995919 Fifth AvenueJanet Van DegenTV film

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